Saturday, 1 September 2012

Children have their
own way of depicting creativity. Hence; in this blog; I have tried to make my
readers understand the need for developing writing skills in children; and different
ways of encouraging them to write creatively.

My blogs have always concentrated
on highlighting various talents that can be very useful to children. Today this
write-up is based on different ways through which tutors can encourage children to
write. Writing is a very creative
field which requires imagination and will power on the part of the child to
grow in the writing field. As children always start off with something small
and abstract there is enough potential of developing creativity through
communication and connectivity. Now you might be wondering how connectivity
comes in the fore for this subject? Let me explain this to you. While you are
writing on something you develop a connection with the topic, the characters
and the story. In the same way; children need to be encouraged to write more
and more so that we can come to know different creative ideas in their ideas.
Once they start putting their ideas into words the connectivity automatically
develops. It also helps in critical
thinking of the child; and improves their performance in school.

So as we have understood the need
for nourishing written skills in children let me show you different methods
through which tutors can easily inculcate the habit of writing in children:

Word Power: It has been
statistically proven that children love learning new words. They have the
habit of picking up new words very quickly. In fact it has also been
proven that children learn at least 9 words a day; before learning how to
read. Hence; building word power is one of the most effective ways of
making them habituated with the writing skills. Make them read magazine,
newspaper or an article on the internet. Also make them aware of different
words that they come across on internet and newspaper that are new to
them. The other ways of making them interested in writing are:

§Ask
them to write notes or letters using the new words that they came across on
day-to-day basis

§Ask
them to talk about words in the form of songs. This is a great way of making
them learn new words. This way they can then use these words creatively to form
various sentences easily

Read loudly: When you are reciting
a picture book to a child; make sure that you are reading loudly to them.
Also make sure that they are paying attention to the different words being
used in the sentences. This will encourage them to hear these keywords and
frame their own stories; which will ultimately lead to great write-ups.
This is also known as writer’s ears. Describe the characters that they
love elaborately this way they will come to know how to write a part of
the story and develop characters in that story.

Provide healthy environment to the
child to write: This is the most important thing while making children
convergent about writing. The room where they are scheduled to write something
should have a surface, writing tools, good lightning and inspiration.
Always have all the interesting things that the child enjoys so that they
can think creatively with these tools and develop their own ideas while
writing on a topic. Remember that creativity can only be developed when
the surrounding place is of the liking of the child and their creativity
is enhanced with the props surrounding the room in which they are writing.

Tutoringis a very difficult profession. It requires lot of time and
dedication. Creativity
cannot be developed in a day. It takes time and patience. Hence; always be
there for the child and provide your support thereby encouraging them to write
on topic of their liking. This way you will inculcate the habit of writing in
children in a very positive manner.